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New supply of drinking water one step away for some homeowners in the Town of Jackson

12 News Terry Sater reports.

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Updated: 10:24 PM CST Mar 4, 2014

New supply of drinking water one step away for some homeowners in the Town of Jackson

12 News Terry Sater reports.

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Updated: 10:24 PM CST Mar 4, 2014

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WEBVTT ONLY ON 12.. A NEW SUPPLY OF SAFE DRINKING WATER IS JUST ONE STEP AWAY TONIGHT FOR DOZENS OF HOMEOWNERS IN THE TOWN OF JACKSON. A GASOLINE PIPELINE BROKE IN 2012 AND AS TERRY SATER REPORTS.. BY SUMMER'S END.. PEOPLE COULD HAVE CLEAN TAPWATER AGAIN. RAY HEIDTKE/ TOWN CHAIRMAN - THIS IS A CARBON FILTER HERE. AND IT GOES INTO THIS ONE. TOWN OF JACKSON FARM OWNER RAY HEIDTKE AND DOZENS OF OTHERS HAVE SOPHISTICATED WATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS IN THEIR BASEMENTS NOW ... FILTRATION SYSTEMS IN THEIR BASEMENTS NOW ... BECAUSE OF A GASOLINE PIPELINE BREAK IN THE SUMMER OF 2012: WATER FAUCET EVEN WITH FILTRATION - THE TAP WATER FOR DOZENS OF FAMILIES WITH PRIVATE WELLS HAS BEEN DECLARED UNSAFE BY THE STATE. BY THE END OF SUMMER - A NEW WATER PIPELINE WILL BE BUILT AND WATER WILL FLOW FROM THE VILLAGE OF JACKSON.. AN END TO THE TEDIUS TIDE OF BOTTLED WATER: RAY HEIDTKE/ TOWN CHAIRMAN - WE HAVE A PLASTIC BOTTLE OF WATER IN EACH BATHROOM. EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH OR TAKE A DRINK YOU USE THE BOTTLED WATER. FOR RAY - THE GAS SPILL IS NOT ONLY PERSONAL: RAY HEIDTKE/ TOWN CHAIRMAN - I HAVE A LOT INVESTED. MY PARENTS HAD A FARM HERE. AND IT'S BEEN, 1848 THEY MOVED HERE. FOR RAY - IT'S ALSO OFFICIAL. HE'S TOWN CHAIRMAN AND MORE THAN A HUNDRED FAMILIES HAVE LOOKED TO HIM, OTHERS IN GOVERNMENT AND THE PIPELINE COMPANY FOR A LONGTERM FIX: SATER ON CAMERA - YOU CAN STILL SEE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND MAINTENANCE WORKERS AT GROUND ZERO WHERE THE GAS PIPELINE BROKE MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT'S ALL PART OF THE ONGOING CLEANUP. I ASKED RAY IF HE HAD ANY IDEA WHAT THE FINAL PRICETAG WILL BE FOR THE GAS SPILL, CLEANUP AND NEW WATER SUPPLY: RAY HEIDTKE/ TOWN CHAIRMAN - NONE! - LAUGHS- IT'S MULTI- MILLION. ALL PAID BY WEST SHORE PIPELINE. BUT RAY SAYS THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE: RAY HEIDTKE/ TOWN CHAIRMAN - I THINK MORE REGULATION IS NEEDED. NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT.. THE VILLAGE OF JACKSON WILL VOTE ON THE FINAL PIECE OF THE NEW PIPELINE PROJECT, THE DNR WILL REVIEW, CONSTRUCTION GEAR WILL LIKELY MOVE IN NEXT MONTH AND THE WATER PIPELINE IS EXPECTED BY SUMMER'S END. TERRY.. DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO SWITCH TO THE NEW WATER SUPPLY.. ONLY 37 FAMILIES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SWITCH BUT ROUGHLY A HUNDRED OTHERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION.

New supply of drinking water one step away for some homeowners in the Town of Jackson